Rotting Oranges Problem Statement
You are given a grid containing oranges where each cell of the grid can contain one of the three integer values:
- 0 - representing an empty cell
- 1 - representing a fresh orange
- 2 - representing a rotten orange
Every second, any fresh orange that is adjacent (4-directionally) to a rotten orange becomes rotten. Your task is to find the minimum time required after which no cell contains a fresh orange. If it is impossible to rot all the fresh oranges, return -1.
Note:
1. The grid is 0-based indexed.
2. A rotten orange can affect adjacent oranges 4 directionally, i.e., Up, Down, Left, Right.
Example:
Input:
N = 3, M = 3
grid = [
[2, 1, 1],
[1, 1, 0],
[0, 1, 1]
]
Output:
4
Explanation:
After 4 seconds, all fresh oranges become rotten.
Constraints:
- 1 <= N <= 500
- 1 <= M <= 500
- 0 <= grid[i][j] <= 2
- Time Limit: 1 sec

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